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Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe is in talks with Rangers boss Steven Gerrard about trying to arrange a pre-season game against the Scottish side at Home Park.
Liverpool-born Lowe is good friends with Gerrard and there is also a possibility of Rangers loaning players to the Pilgrims.
Lowe is busy trying to put his own stamp on Argyle’s pre-season schedule after taking charge at Home Park.
He has admitted a training camp in the Netherlands from July 21-26, which was planned by former manager Derek Adams, could be cancelled.
As it stands, Argyle have four away pre-season games against lower level, local opposition, but no matches at Home Park.
Lowe admitted it was ‘looking a bit unlikely’ that Rangers would be able to fit in a visit to Plymouth in pre-season at this late stage but that Gerrard was looking into it.
Gerrard led Rangers to second place in the Scottish Premiership in his first season as their manager in 2018/19, behind arch rivals Celtic.
He could prove to be a very useful contact for Lowe to have now that he is at Argyle.
Lowe told Plymouth Live: “He’s a good friend of mine, Stevie. He has had a good season up there (in Scotland), albeit he will be disappointed to be a few more points away from Celtic.
“I think next season you will see the best out of Rangers. I think he will add a bit more quality to the squad and he will be really fighting Celtic for the championship
He’s going to have a look at some dates to see if they have got any availability, whether it’s a Tuesday, a Wednesday, a Saturday, a Sunday – whatever we can try and get.
“It’s looking a bit unlikely but we will try. If we need anyone from them, or maybe we can sell one of their players to them and make a few quid maybe, I don’t know.
“We are in discussions all the time. He’s a good friend and I wish him all the best.”
Argyle have Saturday dates on July 20 and July 27 free to play at Home Park, and Lowe wants to ensure that his side play at least once in front of their own fans in pre-season.
Lowe said: “We are trying. I have been on the phone to Bristol City, I have been on the phone to Cardiff and I have been on the phone to Rangers to try to get them down.
“We have got two Saturdays that we could fill at the moment, depending on where we go and what we do.
“If we change the pre-season schedule (the trip to the Netherlands), then maybe we could have a game away.
“I would like to have one game at Home Park, especially for the fans to see what we are about.
“It is looking a little bit tough at the moment to get that because we want to get a higher opposition team.
“We may have to wait for someone to drop out but, if not, we will make it work. We will do something.
Liverpool-born Lowe is good friends with Gerrard and there is also a possibility of Rangers loaning players to the Pilgrims.
Lowe is busy trying to put his own stamp on Argyle’s pre-season schedule after taking charge at Home Park.
He has admitted a training camp in the Netherlands from July 21-26, which was planned by former manager Derek Adams, could be cancelled.
As it stands, Argyle have four away pre-season games against lower level, local opposition, but no matches at Home Park.
Lowe admitted it was ‘looking a bit unlikely’ that Rangers would be able to fit in a visit to Plymouth in pre-season at this late stage but that Gerrard was looking into it.
Gerrard led Rangers to second place in the Scottish Premiership in his first season as their manager in 2018/19, behind arch rivals Celtic.
He could prove to be a very useful contact for Lowe to have now that he is at Argyle.
Lowe told Plymouth Live: “He’s a good friend of mine, Stevie. He has had a good season up there (in Scotland), albeit he will be disappointed to be a few more points away from Celtic.
“I think next season you will see the best out of Rangers. I think he will add a bit more quality to the squad and he will be really fighting Celtic for the championship
He’s going to have a look at some dates to see if they have got any availability, whether it’s a Tuesday, a Wednesday, a Saturday, a Sunday – whatever we can try and get.
“It’s looking a bit unlikely but we will try. If we need anyone from them, or maybe we can sell one of their players to them and make a few quid maybe, I don’t know.
“We are in discussions all the time. He’s a good friend and I wish him all the best.”
Argyle have Saturday dates on July 20 and July 27 free to play at Home Park, and Lowe wants to ensure that his side play at least once in front of their own fans in pre-season.
Lowe said: “We are trying. I have been on the phone to Bristol City, I have been on the phone to Cardiff and I have been on the phone to Rangers to try to get them down.
“We have got two Saturdays that we could fill at the moment, depending on where we go and what we do.
“If we change the pre-season schedule (the trip to the Netherlands), then maybe we could have a game away.
“I would like to have one game at Home Park, especially for the fans to see what we are about.
“It is looking a little bit tough at the moment to get that because we want to get a higher opposition team.
“We may have to wait for someone to drop out but, if not, we will make it work. We will do something.